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Beware plot to put off poll: BJP

Special Correspondent

Move on delimitation questioned

Fresh rolls can be readied in two weeks

BANGALORE: Bharatiya Janata Party leader M. Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday urged the Election Commission not to “fall prey” to the bid by the Congress and the Union government to put off the Karnataka Assembly polls.

Addressing a press conference here, he alleged that the Congress had “hatched a conspiracy” to put off the polls, which were supposed to be held before May-end (before six months of dissolution of the Assembly).

The Centre sent the notification on delimitation of constituencies to the President at a time when the constitutional deadline for holding the elections was nearing.

Mr. Naidu wondered why the Centre decided to act on the delimitation issue only now though the Commission had submitted its recommendations several months ago.

Using IT tools, it would be possible to prepare fresh electoral rolls for the newly drawn up constituencies within two weeks, he said.

“Karnataka is a test case for the UPA government and the Election Commission to know if they would uphold constitutional norms, and all eyes are on the Election Commission.”
MPs plan dharna

Karnataka BJP president D.V. Sadananada Gowda said all MPs of the party from the State would stage a dharna in front of the Parliament House on Thursday to draw the Prime Minister’s attention to the problems of sugarcane farmers. They would also seek his intervention to prevent Tamil Nadu from going ahead with implementing drinking water and hydel power projects at Hogenakkal, Mr. Gowda said.